Hopkins Vs Calzaghe

**nickster_uk** · 04-19-2008, 04:29 PM

Bernard Hopkins Vs Joe Calzaghe - Light heavyweight bout, Las Vegas. Starts in about 2 and a half hours.

Who's your money on?

I reckon Calzaghe will win before it goes the distance. Hopkins is 43 and although Calzaghe is nearing the end of his career at 36, the difference will prove too much I think.

8th round TKO to the Welshman.

**nickster_uk** · 04-19-2008, 08:37 PM

Well done Calzaghe!

Went the distance but won on split decision and I don't think Hopkins can have any serious complaints about losing as Joe wanted it more and was actually boxing to win whereas Bernard looked like he was doing the bare minimum.

Hopkins was simply out-boxed for the last 6 or 7 rounds. He started off pretty well in the first round by putting Calzaghe down on the canvas for only the third time in his career and it certainly seemed to shake him a bit. However, once he got himself into the fight, I only saw one outcome. The age difference must have been key cos Hopkins was constantly holding on and going backwards.

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nickster_uk Moderator, Microsoft Support, Happy to support TSF! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 6,296 OS: XP Pro SP3, Vista Ultimate SP1, Ubuntu v8.04 My System	Hopkins Vs Calzaghe Bernard Hopkins Vs Joe Calzaghe - Light heavyweight bout, Las Vegas. Starts in about 2 and a half hours. Who's your money on? I reckon Calzaghe will win before it goes the distance. Hopkins is 43 and although Calzaghe is nearing the end of his career at 36, the difference will prove too much I think. 8th round TKO to the Welshman. __________________ My system: ASUS P5W DH Deluxe \| Intel(R) 975X Chipset \| Intel(R) Core 2 Duo 'Conroe' E6600 2.4GHz (Overclocked to 3.60GHz) \| 2GB Corsair DDR2 XMS2-6400C4 TwinX RAM (4-4-4-12) \| Sapphire ATI Radeon X1950 Pro 512MB GDDR3 Graphics \| 4xMaxtor Diamondmax 250GB SATA HDD \| NEC AD-7170A 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter \| Zalman CNPS9500 Processor Fan + 3 LED Case Fans \| Enermax Black Knight (CS-527) Case In a world without walls or fences - who needs Windows and Gates?

04-19-2008, 08:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
nickster_uk Moderator, Microsoft Support, Happy to support TSF! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 6,296 OS: XP Pro SP3, Vista Ultimate SP1, Ubuntu v8.04 My System	Re: Hopkins Vs Calzaghe Well done Calzaghe! Went the distance but won on split decision and I don't think Hopkins can have any serious complaints about losing as Joe wanted it more and was actually boxing to win whereas Bernard looked like he was doing the bare minimum. Hopkins was simply out-boxed for the last 6 or 7 rounds. He started off pretty well in the first round by putting Calzaghe down on the canvas for only the third time in his career and it certainly seemed to shake him a bit. However, once he got himself into the fight, I only saw one outcome. The age difference must have been key cos Hopkins was constantly holding on and going backwards. __________________ My system: ASUS P5W DH Deluxe \| Intel(R) 975X Chipset \| Intel(R) Core 2 Duo 'Conroe' E6600 2.4GHz (Overclocked to 3.60GHz) \| 2GB Corsair DDR2 XMS2-6400C4 TwinX RAM (4-4-4-12) \| Sapphire ATI Radeon X1950 Pro 512MB GDDR3 Graphics \| 4xMaxtor Diamondmax 250GB SATA HDD \| NEC AD-7170A 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter \| Zalman CNPS9500 Processor Fan + 3 LED Case Fans \| Enermax Black Knight (CS-527) Case In a world without walls or fences - who needs Windows and Gates?